Compressed air foam system

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• Compressed air foam system — A fire engine using CAFS to make foam on the ground A compressed air foam system (CAFS) is a system used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas from becoming involved in …   Wikipedia

• Compressed Air Foam System — A Compressed Air Foam System for hand hose, abbreviated CAFS, is a system used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas from becoming involved in flame.DescriptionRon… …   Wikipedia

• Compressed Air Foam System — Compressed Air Foam CAFS ou Compressed Air Foam Systems signifie « système de mousse à air comprimé ». La mousse à air comprimé est une substance qui ressemble à de la mousse à raser (CAF sèche) ou à de la crème glacée fondue (CAF… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Compressed air foam — CAFS ou Compressed Air Foam Systems signifie « système de mousse à air comprimé ». La mousse à air comprimé est une substance qui ressemble à de la mousse à raser (CAF sèche) ou à de la crème glacée fondue (CAF mouillée). Elle est… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Compressed Air Foam — CAFS ou Compressed Air Foam Systems signifie « système de mousse à air comprimé ». La mousse à air comprimé est une substance qui ressemble à de la mousse à raser (CAF sèche) ou à de la crème glacée fondue (CAF mouillée). Elle est… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Compressed-air car — A Compressed air car is an alternative fuel car that uses a motor powered by compressed air. The car can be powered solely by air, or combined (as in a hybrid electric vehicle) with gasoline/diesel/ethanol or electric plant and regenerative… …   Wikipedia

• Fire fighting foam — Firefighters sprayed foam on structures in the Mammoth Hot Springs complex on September 10, 1988 during the Yellowstone Fires. Fire fighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing… …   Wikipedia

• Class-A-Foam — Löschschaum ist spezieller Schaum, bestehend aus Luft, Wasser und Schaummittel, wegen seiner Zusammensetzung wird er auch Luftschaum genannt. Dieser wird meist bei der Feuerwehr als Löschmittel zum Löschen von Bränden verschiedenster Brandklassen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Fire sprinkler system — A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply, providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected. Although historically only used… …   Wikipedia

• Modular Airborne FireFighting System — A MAFFS about to be loaded into a C 130 in North Carolina in 2008 Part of a series on Wildland Firefighting …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of firefighting equipment — Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glossary of firefighting equipment action=edit adding to it] . 0 9 * 1 3/4 inch hose: see attack hose * 2 1/2 inch hose: see attack hose , supply… …   Wikipedia